> wherever they happen to be at the moment In the vast majority of cases that's not how laws actually work from one nation to the next. That isn't how legal ju

> wherever they happen to be at the moment In the vast majority of cases that's not how laws actually work from one nation to the next. That isn't how legal jurisdiction works. If it were, any nation could impose its laws on any other nation at any time. > So geolocation is not a satisfactory option. In fact it is. I can safely disregard the EU and nearly all of its laws including GDPR and privacy laws in the EU. I don't operate in the EU, either physically or in terms of hosting. They have no access to me, my finances, my business, and have zero jurisdiction over me as a US citizen. I'm bound by US law, not EU law. I can do anything I want to with data from EU citizens that visit my US-based services, so long as I obey US laws. The exception to that is if I need to operate in the EU, then I should comply with EU law. The EU also does not rule China (1.4 billion people, world's second largest economy), for a strong reference on how the EU's laws don't actually apply globally. While you're in China, as an EU citizen, you are not governed by EU law, you are governed by Chinese law. Give that a test run, you'll find out instantly how it works. If you visit sites located in China, they're going to obey Chinese law, not EU law. Millions of Chinese sites are not concerning themselves with GDPR compliance, because it does not apply to them at all.